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| Thanks to his iconic role as Clark Kent's nemesis Lex Luthor on "Smallville," actor Michael Rosenbaum knows a thing or two about sympathizing with a misunderstood villain. "I was torn for Anakin Skywalker because the Jedi put him in this position in a way, so you feel more for the villain," Rosenbaum explains after the MTV TRL screening of Revenge of the Sith at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch. "I loved it because it was darker, action-packed and everything a Star Wars fan wants out of the final episode. It's so much more than I ever imagined. Right when the film finished I went from this overwhelming joy to this depression. I had to lie down." "I came here with my friends on a road trip from Los Angeles in my conversion van," Rosenbaum continues. "We were playing the Star Wars DVDs in the van on the way here. I was walking around on the Ranch in my Lucas Ranch robe, and I was playing with the lightsabers like a kid. And then all of a sudden this movie ends and I became incredibly sad because part of my childhood lives on with these films. But deep down I know that Star Wars will always be around. That's one thing I always love about Star Wars is that it's a constant conversation piece. Star Wars characters are universal, like Superman or Mickey Mouse. It's iconic and there forever." "When I went to the theater and I saw all these other actors just tear up while watching the film; it affected everyone," Rosenbaum adds. "Everything about this movie from the music to the CGI to the actors to the story is just overwhelming. I'm just blown away by the whole thing. This was the best day of my life. My friends and I are speechless. I recommend everyone go see this film." Other celebrities in attendance for the special MTV TRL screening at Skywalker Ranch included Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), Seth Green (Italian Job), Danny Masterson ("That '70s Show"), Mila Kunis ("That '70s Show"), Josh Schwartz ("The O.C." creator), Peter Gallagher ("The O.C."), Donald Faison ("Scrubs"), Macaulay Culkin (Saved), among others. |